Cursed with a hideous appearance and demeanor to match, shifty underground-dweller Alberich suffers the teasing and taunting of the lovely Rhine Daughters, who should be guarding the Rhinegold instead of frolicking. When Alberich overhears them speaking of the Rhinegold's magic, a new, more powerful lust seizes him--the desire to control the world! With the gold in his possession, Alberich begins his quest to bring his fellow Niebelungs--and all gods and men--under his rule. His greedy actions begin a cycle of greed and lust that leads to murder and deception, and culminates with the fiery destruction of the world.
"The Ring of the Nibelung--which is a story of gods and men, giants and dwarves, water nymphs and flying warrior women--is both an adventure story about the curse surrounding a golden ring of power and an epic tale of the redemptive power of love," explained Russell. "It also has dragons."
From his sought-after work on Killraven in Marvel Comics' Amazing Adventures to his helping Neil Gaiman craft one of the best-loved Sandman stories ever published ("Ramadan"), Russell is one of comics' most admired artists. Don't miss this opportunity to experience one of the greatest myths of western culture, wonderfully adapted to comics in four multi-issue books (fourteen issues in all). Book one, Rhinegold, begins with the release of the first issue February 2. Each issue of Russell's adaptation of Richard Wagner's classic The Ring of the Niebelung features 32 full-color pages and retails for $2.95.